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ARTICLES: 154
Fiction, Interviews, Lit

“It’s almost a cruel question”: An Interview with Camille Bordas by Jennifer Solheim

I didn’t know who Camille Bordas was until last summer, when her novel How To Behave in a Crowd was published. I learned she was a Chicago resident, and friends […]

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Beyond, Feature, Film & TV

The Abandoned Kingdom: Movie Palaces and Chicago’s Lost Film History

By Adam Prestigiacomo News last month regarding plans to restore the Uptown Theatre came as a welcome surprise to Chicagoans and cinema lovers nationwide. It was hailed by theater enthusiasts […]

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Beyond, Parks and zoos, Suburbs and exurbs

Park Profile: Openlands Lakeshore Preserve–For Those Seeking Topography

The view of the bluffs overlooking the beach wasn’t quite something out of this world, but it was certainly like something out of Illinois. Walking along, I half-expected One-Eyed Willy’s ship, The Inferno […]

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Games & Tech, Tabletop

Bonus Round Plays: Photosynthesis

Bonus Round Plays is a new series about tabletop games featuring the staff of Bonus Round Game Cafe on Clark Street. Our friends at Bonus Round love to play games […]

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Game, Games & Tech, Review

Review: Two Years Later Doom Remains Relevant

With Doom Eternal recently announced at this year’s E3, Guest author James Brod takes a look a 2016’s Doom, and examines how it has impacted action games over the last […]

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Beyond, Museums

Focus On: Logan Square’s Busy Beaver Button Museum

We Chicagoans have long prided ourselves on our many world-class museums. Famous institutions like the Field Museum , the Museum of Science and Industry, and the Adler Planetarium entice millions […]

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Beyond

Park Profile: Northerly Island–More Than Just Music

Guest Author: Matthew Bucher Breaching waves broke on the shore. There were singing sparrows, and the morning sun shone onto grass waving in the wind. Wildflowers glowed and young oak trees dotted […]

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Lit, Live lit events

Chicago Zine Fest Recap: A Cross-Town Tribute to a Miniature Medium

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By Liz Mason Chicago Zine Fest is one of my favorite yearly events: a major gathering of people into what I’m into—zines. Don’t know what a zine is? Don’t worry […]

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Lit, Reviews

Review: Lock & Load: Armed Fiction, Guns and the American Imagination

Guest reviewer June Skinner Sawyers is a writer and editor; she has published many books on music and travel, including works on Bob Dylan, the Beatles and Bruce Springsteen. She is the […]

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Game, Games & Tech, Review

Review: Boo! Greedy Kid is an Immature Throwback to an 8-bit Era

Originally developed as a part of Global Game Jam 2013, Boo! Greedy Kid was fleshed out to be a full release. Made by Flying Oak Games, a small developer based […]

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Film, Film & TV, Review

Film Review: Human Spirit Shines Bright in Intimate, Profound For Ahkeem

This review was written by guest author Matthew Nerber. When we first meet Daje, the subject of Jeremy S. Levine and Landon Van Soest’s heartbreakingly sincere documentary For Ahkeem, she […]

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Circus, Stages

Actors Gymnasium’s Annual Circus in Progress

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By Johanna Vargas “Inspired to build new neural pathways”; that is precisely the mission with which I left Circus in Progress, The Actors Gymnasium’s annual fundraiser. The cabaret-style circus art showcase […]

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